Millbrook, Bedfordshire

Human settlement in England

Millbrook

Unitary authority

Central Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBEDFORDPostcode districtMK45Dialling code01525PoliceBedfordshireFire Bedfordshire and Luton Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

Mid Bedfordshire

List of places: UK; England; Bedfordshire

52°02′20″N 0°31′30″W / 52.039°N 0.525°W / 52.039; -0.525

Millbrook is a small village and civil parish near Bedford, England. It has a population of 130,^[2] increasing to 147 at the 2011 Census.^[1] Millbrook railway station, on the Marston Vale Line, is about two miles (3 km) from the village. The parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, is Grade II* listed.^[3]

The vale adjoining Millbrook is reputed to be the location that inspired the 'Slough of Despond' in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

Millbrook is also home to the Millbrook Proving Ground and The Millbrook Golf Club, formerly Lyshott Heath Golf Club.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Mid Bedfordshire Archived 26 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 October 2010
^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (Grade II*) (1113934)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ Tremlett, Sam (16 November 2018). "The Best Golf Courses in Bedfordshire". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 16 December 2020.